But some long-standing pieces could soon be made redundant and replaced with more up to date symbols.

The hat, the shoe or even, heaven forbid, the much-loved Scottie, could be replaced by a mobile phone, a winking face emoji or even a hashtag.

The makers of Monopoly, have put the board game tokens to a public vote in order to determine which symbols should be employed by players in its new editions.

The eight standard pieces used for decades are lined up against a choice of more than 50 new designs.

The smiley face emoji Monopoly fans can vote to include among the new tokensCredit:
Hasbro

Among the new tokens are a cowboy hat, cowboy boot, two different race car models, and a rotary phone.

The planned changes follow a public vote in 2013, in which people voted for Hazel the cat to replace the iron token which had been in the game since its inception.

Other choices on offer but rejected that year included a guitar, a helicopter, a diamond ring, and a robot.

The original six tokens in the popular board game were the thimble, top hat, iron, shoe, battleship and the cannon - which has now been retired.

Announcing the vote Jonathan Berkowitz, senior vice president of marketing for Hasbro Gaming, said: "The Monopoly Token Madness Vote lets our passionate fans choose all eight tokens in the Monopoly game and no token - not even the Scottie dog -- is safe.

“Only time will tell if fans will decide to stay with the classics, keep a few favorites or pick an entirely new lineup of tokens."

When the game was first devised in its current form in 1935 by domestic heater salesman and games designer Charles Darrow, he envisioned players using small items from around their homes as playing pieces.

The hashtag token which could be included in future editions of MonopolyCredit:
Hasbro

The family’s little girl could have been a button, her older brother a bottle cap and the parents a car and a household pet.

Darrow’s niece suggested the tokens could be made to resemble the charms from a girl’s charm bracelet.

Many of the original tokens which Darrow settled on have an intriguing history of their own.

The top hat, one of the game’s most recognisable symbols, was based on the hat the game’s lead character, Mr. Monopoly, would wear. When the game was introduced, he was known as Rich Uncle Pennybags, and historians have long speculated the character was based on the wealthy US tycoon J.P. Morgan.

The shoe has also been around since the game’s original launch as a symbol of both hard work and the riches that, with a bit of luck, can accompany it.

The battleship was originally used by Parker Brothers in a game called “Conflict.” When that game failed the pieces were taken and used in the Monopoly set.

Until the 1950s there was also a purse among the tokens, along with a rocking horse.

The Scottie dog, though now regarded as an intrinsic part of the game, was only introduced during the 1950s.

During the 2013 poll it was by far the most popular piece, receiving almost a third of the vote.

Also introduced during the 1950s was the wheelbarrow, which replaced the lantern, purse and the rocking horse.

It was included as another symbol of hard work and one of the tools needed to build the properties around the board.

A sack of money became the first new token in over 40 years when it was added in 1999, only to be retired a decade later.

The vote opens on January 31 and the results will be announced by Hasbro on March 19, World Monopoly Day.